Yang Shen heard Sun Yuexing's wine order, although he was unwilling, he had to admit that this kid was a talent.

He has a straightforward personality, and he can't see people with bad conduct, but if he lets Sun Yue throw himself under his door, he is very reluctant in his heart.

But when things came to this point, there was no way to shirk it, so he only nodded and said, "In this way, my Yang family and the Sun family of the Marquis of Huichang are family friends, and there is no problem in accepting a few children of the Sun family to get started." It's a pity that Sun's family is in Shandong, but I am in Beijing, and I can't teach. In this way, if the children of the Sun family can successfully pass this college examination and have time to go to the capital, they might as well come to my house to listen to a few classes. ”

Sun Yue was so happy that he wanted to jump up, and hurriedly bowed his hand: "The student must go to visit the teacher, and when the time comes, I hope that Mr. will accept the student to get started." In his mind, he was promoted, and even the middle sergeant was a matter of being caught. Although two years is a long time, when the time comes, it will be greatly beneficial to his future to be able to worship under the Yang family, who is in power and in the opposition.

Sun Dan couldn't see his ugliness, and saw Li Meiting with tears in his eyes, plus because he was a little drunk because of drinking, he suddenly couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.

was about to have a seizure, but Yang Shen sat down with a wave of his sleeves and said, "Okay, so be it." ”

"Yes." Sun Yue bowed respectfully and sat back in his seat.

After a long time of commotion, everyone finally quieted down.

Yang Shen said a few words to King De and the others, and suddenly asked Wang Yuanzheng: "Brother Yuanzheng, the examination date for your college examination this time has been set in a hurry. ”

Wang Yuanzheng nodded: "That's also something that can't be helped, the court is complicated, I have a lot of official business to deal with, and I can't stay in Shandong for too long." But with repair, why did you come to Jinan? ”

As soon as Wang Yuanzheng asked this question, everyone pricked up their ears, they were all people who were mixed up in the officialdom. Yang Shen has a special status, and his coming to Shandong is a great event.

Yang Shen touched his beard: "What else can it be, one word money." This time, the Son of Heaven personally conscripted, and the military budget was tight, and His Majesty printed many treasure banknotes, and the denomination was also very huge. It's a pity that the people don't recognize what the 'Ming Dynasty Treasure Bank', and the major merchants and the people refuse to accept it. The Son of Heaven can print money with all his might, and those of us who are courtiers can only follow behind and try our best to make up for the leaks. In my opinion, this money law has been eroded and should be repealed. ”

Everyone nodded.

Sun Dan also raised his spirit and listened carefully, the so-called Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were printed in the Ming Dynasty, and they were new things made by Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning. It's a pity that the ancients didn't follow the laws of the economy at all when issuing banknotes, thinking that as long as the printing press started, money would roll in. As a result, by the Zhengde period, the treasure banknote was basically equal to a piece of waste paper. But the state is still using this kind of waste paper, and if you think about it carefully, you will inevitably be suspected of robbing the people.

Yang Shen said again: "I came to Shandong this time mainly to investigate one thing. I checked, last year, the imperial court money bureau put about 100,000 yuan in Shandong, but in the autumn tax, it only collected less than 60,000 yuan, and most of them were inferior money, and the income of the imperial court was also greatly reduced. Nowadays, the imperial court is using soldiers, and money is needed everywhere, which is a headache. ”

Everyone is a person in the officialdom of Shandong, and when Yang Shen mentioned this, they all sighed, saying that if it weren't for the benefits of Haiyan in Shandong, I was afraid that last year's taxes would not be enough.

This is the first time Sun Dan has heard officials talk about local government affairs, he is a civil servant, he is very concerned about this kind of thing, and he can listen to it vigorously, but Sun Yue next to him sneered: "This kind of thing is not something that we scholars should care about, I heard that Brother Dan printed books in Sun's book store for profit, this kind of economic thing is just in line with your temperament." ”

Sun Dan was already very disdainful of Sun Yue, and snorted with the intention of drinking: "What's wrong with the scholars, they have to use money and eat the same, even if you become an official in the future, I don't believe that you can govern the place and be a herdsman for the Son of Heaven just by relying on a moral article?" ”

Sun Yue's face flashed with anger, and he was about to speak, when Yang Shen's eyes looked over. He already valued Sun Dan, thinking that he and Sun Yue were both rare talents of the Sun family, and Sun Dan's conduct was much better than Sun Yue. And Sun Dan has not performed well, which makes Yang Shen feel strange in his heart, so he slowly spoke: "Little brother Sun Dan, what do you think about the money law of the imperial court?" You are from a humble background, and you talk to ordinary people every day, let's talk about it, maybe there will be new insights, which is also an inspiration to me. ”

Yang Shen's question made everyone stunned. This kind of court affairs is a major event from a high position. Yang Shen didn't ask a group of local officials, and instead consulted with Hansheng, which made everyone quite puzzled.

When Sun Dan saw him ask, he suddenly remembered the plot of the TV series "Emperor Yongzheng" before, so he stood up: "Bachelor Yang, the imperial court here in Shandong has issued so much money, but it has not recovered much, and the root cause is mainly because the quality of the copper coins made by the imperial court is too good, copper eight lead two." When the unscrupulous traders got the copper coins, they immediately melted them and made them into bronze utensils, and they could get four cents of profit, so that the copper coins that were issued could not be recovered. When it came time to pay the taxes, the people used bad money to make up the amount. ”

As soon as Sun Dan said this, there was immediately a commotion.

Everyone made a fuss at the same time: "So that's the case, no wonder, the little brother of the Sun family doesn't say that, I really don't know, profiteers are hateful." ”

"What a Sun Dan, you were still hiding and not revealing before." Yang Shen was greatly relieved and looked at Sun Dan with encouraging eyes: "Tell me, what can I do?" ”

"It's very simple, adjust the proportion of copper and lead in the imperial court's money, and replace it with half of copper and lead, so that the merchants will not be profitable, and they will naturally stop."

Yang Shen said again: "In this way, bad money can certainly be eliminated. But if the court does this, how can there be face? ”

Sun Dan said: "Money is just a medium of exchange and a means of settlement, and it has no value in itself. Take the treasure banknote as an example, if it is not for the imperial court seal on it, it is just a piece of waste paper. At the beginning, the treasure banknotes were also in good circulation in the market, but unfortunately the banknote law was chaotic later, so it was withdrawn from the market. The point is that the credibility of the imperial court collapsed. Therefore, the late life believes that the quality of the money is not important, the key is that the imperial court must have a certain amount of silver reserves in case of emergency. In my opinion, the face of the imperial court is related to the abundance of the treasury, but it has nothing to do with the quality of the money. ”

"Good!" Yang Shen laughed out loud: "Brother Sun Dan, you can't see it, but you are also a person who is proficient in economic affairs." In the future, if you are selected to be lifted, come to me to help, there is a shortage of talents like you. ”

Everyone laughed and said that Sun Dan was lucky, and he was valued by Xiao Yang, and the future was limitless.

That Sun Yue was even more jealous, and said sourly: "I rule the world with virtue as the son of heaven, no matter how proficient I am in economic affairs, I am just a character like Sang Hongyang, and it is not the right way after all." My generation of scholars still has to rely on poetry and literature to establish the world. ”

Sun Dan sighed secretly, this Sun Yue's jealousy is inevitably too strong. It seems that if you don't show a small hand today, you will be seen clearly. As long as it's not a liquor order, you can always find it in the database.

He smiled and drank all the wine in his cup in one gulp, "The late student thinks that the imperial examination is the right way." Poems and verses are just small paths, but they do not benefit the country or the people. It's not that you can't do it later, it's that you don't want to. ”

"What a Sun Dan, it turns out that you are clumsy! I said, how can a literary talent like you not even be able to make a drinking order? Yang Shen also drank a glass of wine, turned his head and said to King De: "Lord Wang, you can test Sun Dan, a talented person of the Sun family, with another question." ”

At this time, the dark clouds in the sky have dispersed, and a waning moon hangs high in the night sky, illuminating the lake white.

On the south side of Daming Lake, there is a small river that flows endlessly, and on a fishing boat, there are lights flickering slightly.

King De said: "Let's take the moon as the theme and write a five-word poem." ”

Sun Dan didn't talk nonsense anymore, and sighed: "When the moon is dark, you see the fishing lantern, and the lonely light is a little firefly." The breeze chases the waves, scattering the stars all over the lake. After reading, he helped Li Meiting up and said to everyone: "My husband is not strong enough to drink, so he will leave first and forgive his sins." ”

walked with Li Meiting to Buguan's boat.

"Good!"

At this time, the sky-shattering cheers came.

Yang Shen stood on the bow of King De's ship and said to the official: "Send Mr. Li and Brother Sun Dan back to the house." Sun Dan, after the lift, remember to come and see me. ”

Sun Dan didn't speak, and arched his hand.

The boat has set sail and floated away.